In a move it described as precautionary, the Suffolk County Health Department announced on Monday that it will conduct a private well survey in an area surrounding the closed landfill and at least two commercial composting or mulching operations along the Springs-Fireplace Road corridor in East Hampton and Springs.
Emergencies Now, Wireless Later?
A proposal from the Springs Fire District to remove an unutilized 150-foot-tall communications tower behind the firehouse on Fort Pond Boulevard, and replace it with a 180-foot-tall tower to improve radio and pager communications for fire, ambulance, and police personnel, came before the East Hampton Town Planning Board on Sept. 11.
Sep 19, 2019
The manager at the CVS pharmacy in East Hampton Village, who was accused earlier this month of shooting her boyfriend at their home in Flanders and then fleeing with their 3-year-old daughter, was back in court last week, flanked by a dozen supporters.
Sep 19, 2019
An East Hampton woman only noticed her china was missing when she moved the locked cabinet away from the wall to clean behind it and the back of the cabinet came off.
Sep 19, 2019
Who Should Pay to Remake Beach?
Residents and visitors alike are willing to pay for the preservation of Montauk’s ocean beaches, the East Hampton Town Board was told on Tuesday, and both groups are amenable to either a property tax or a lodging tax to finance a wide, healthy beach.
Shoring Up the Art Barge
The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art, also known as the Art Barge, has closed for the season, but a project critically important to the Napeague landmark’s reopening next year is intensifying.
Oceanfront Teardown Plan Topples
Toward the end of a contentious meeting at which neighbors threatened legal action should the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals allow the replacement of a house at 33 Lily Pond Lane by a larger one with more amenities and lot coverage, the property’s owners told the board they would abandon their plans and renovate the existing residence instead.
Arts
‘A Face Can Be a Universe’
Strong-Cuevas’s studio is like a museum. Large-scale sculpture surrounds her house and a vast two-level indoor studio showcases more than five decades of work.
Sep 19, 2019
Explaining how the East End Special Players developed their newest production, Jacqui Leader, the group’s artistic director, said, “We try to work with the actors about what their real feelings are about their lives and what their dreams are.”
Sep 19, 2019
Rental Gallery in East Hampton has once again given itself over to Kenny Schachter, a dealer, artist, curator, and writer. Instead of a solo exhibition, however, “Summer Rental” is a group show revolving around his central sun.
Sep 19, 2019
Ugo Rondinone, a Swiss artist who has an exhibition on view at Guild Hall and a house in Mattituck, will sponsor a multi-lot benefit auction during Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated sale next Thursday.
Sep 19, 2019
LongHouse Awards and Lunch
LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton will host a Landscape Awards lunch on Saturday honoring Amy Goldman Fowler, Charles and Kathleen Marder, Lynden Miller, and Thomas Woltz.
Bits and Pieces: 09.19.19
A festival of short films, a salute to Toni Morrison, and a classical music concert.
Full Lineup of Hamptons Festival Films Is Released
The Hamptons International Film Festival released its full schedule this week online and in a printed guide (available as an insert in this week's Star).
Sep 17, 2019
